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Bryce Covert

Bryce Covert is a contributing writer at The New York Times and also writes for the New Republic, The Nation, and other outlets. She is a recipient of the 2016 Exceptional Merit in Media Award from the National Women’s Political Caucus.

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August 17, 2017
Bryce Covert
Trump’s White Supremacist Economic Agenda
His infrastructure proposals were eclipsed this week by the controversy in Charlottesville. But they have more in common than you might think.
August 10, 2017
Bryce Covert
Trump’s Terrible Deals
The president is claiming credit for a series of corporate investments in the U.S., even though they come with expensive strings attached.
July 25, 2017
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The Central Contradiction of the Democrats’ “Better Deal”
Democrats get that the odds are stacked against workers. So why are workers treated like they’re part of the problem?
July 18, 2017
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Back to Work
How Democrats can win over Americans left behind in the new economy.
June 28, 2017
Bryce Covert
Trumpcare Is a Giant Slush Fund
A provision in the Senate's bill gives states near-carte blanche to spend health care money on whatever they want.
June 21, 2017
Bryce Covert
How the Pill Made the American Economy Great
Both Donald Trump and Republican state legislatures want to limit women’s access to birth control. History shows that would be a huge mistake.
May 19, 2017
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Donald Trump Is a Job Killer
He campaigned as an economic savior. So why is the president handing out pink slips?
March 7, 2017
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Why We Strike
This week, women across the country will put down tools to give expression to a new kind of feminism.
November 18, 2016
Bryce Covert
No, ‘Economic Anxiety’ Doesn’t Explain Donald Trump
To root his political success in the economic travails of the working class is to misunderstand that class’s makeup.
September 16, 2016
Bryce Covert
Trump’s Childcare Plan Isn’t Great. Neither Is Clinton’s.
The Democratic nominee's policies are far superior. But Clinton should aim higher.
September 8, 2016
Bryce Covert
How to Get Companies to Stop Lowballing Women
A new proposal to ban salary histories is one small step toward ending a systemic problem.
September 29, 2015
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Marco Rubio's Paid Family Leave Plan Could Make Matters Worse
August 10, 2015
Bryce Covert
Freezing Offices Are Just the Beginning of Sexist Workplace Norms
May 4, 2015
Bryce Covert
The Slow Death of the Secretary
A job that once gave a woman a middle-class life is fading away
March 30, 2015
Bryce Covert
Ellen Pao Is Following Anita Hill’s Example
How taking sexual discrimination claims public forces cultural change
October 2, 2014
Bryce Covert
Secret Service Director Julia Pierson Was a Victim of the "Glass Cliff"
August 4, 2014
Bryce Covert
The NFL Cheerleaders Should Be Your Fair-Pay Heroes
July 11, 2014
Bryce Covert
Why We Still Can't Erase the Gender Pay Gap
July 9, 2014
Bryce Covert
It's Time to Fix the Very Pale, Very Male Boardroom
July 2, 2014
Bryce Covert
We Know We Work Too Much. Now How Do We Stop It?

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